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National Grid Crews Restore Power to Rhode Island Residents

Enbridge initially blames cold weather, but investigation will also look at equipment

Crews in Rhode Island scrambled to restore natural gas service following an outage to 7,100 Newport County customers on Jan. 21, following a sudden loss of pressure to the system supplying gas to their homes, said Gov. Gina Raimondo (D) said at a Jan. 25 press conference.

Gov. Raimondo immediately declared a state of emergency to assist residents without power in the heavily impacted communities of Newport and neighboring Middleton. The cause of the accident is unknown, but the state Dept. of Public Utilities and federal pipeline regulators have opened an investigation, she said.

Events

On March 21, 2019, hundreds of your colleagues will gather at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers in New York City for ENR's 54th Annual Award of Excellence Black-Tie Gala. Just like past events, in 2019 you will have the opportunity to network with more than 1,000 construction leaders and make critical connections, while joining us to celebrate the Top 25 Newsmakers for their achievements in 2018 and be inspired by the Award of Excellence Winner.